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What is the value of (beta) for a floating cylinder in a liquid?

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Calculating thermal energy released when aluminum cools an solidifies

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Help with a complex pulley problem

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Induced current's appearance in different situations.

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This is How do I solve the nodes and antinodes for this problem?

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Rotational Motion: Energy Conservation

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Hinged beam suspended at an angle

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Solving 2.0 Moles of Monatomic Gas & Solid Thermal Interaction

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Centripetal Force and Roller Coasters

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An object with mass 5 kg is under constant force (10i+20j)N

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Work done on incline with friction

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Power, velocity and frictional resistance

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Gravitaional Potential Energy help, please

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Thermal Physics- Can you make good tea at a certain temperature

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(THERMO) - Adiabatic Expansion - known P1, P2, and T1

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Wind speed calculation with an anemometer

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Capacitor Problem: Charges and Potential Differences on Metallic Plates

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Electric Dipoles using Dirac's Delta function

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What Are the Mass and Friction Coefficient for the Blocks?

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Inverted garbage can and water hydrant

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The Work–Kinetic Energy Theorem

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What equations can I use to find the tension in this cable? Transverse pulse ?

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Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions for a Delta Potential Well

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Can You Solve These Challenging Physics Word Problems?

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Solve Inferometer Problem: URGENT

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Find Spring constant given distance stretched by placing rock on spring

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Solve Basic Torque Problem: Find Downward Accel with Mass m & Radius r

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Finding speed of objects after elastic collison

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Stress on a beam supported by mass-less cable, friction at play, no angle given

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REAL QUICK question about how to solve for the period of a simple pendulum?

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Finding Kinetic Energy and Velocity of a pulley / block system

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How many times will the block cross the rough patch

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Tension in Cord: Same or Different?

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Why does the given diagram not violate Gauss's law of magnetism?

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How to Calculate Error on Beat Frequency?

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Rotation of a Rigid Body: Finding Center of Mass and Moment of Inertia

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Variation of pressure with depth

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Calculating Height Using the Work-Energy Theorem

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I do not why the particle does the simple harmonic motion.

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Finding Normal Modes (completely stumped)

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Question about vibrational kinetic energy and potential energy.

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Calculate angular momentum? I almost got the right answer but it's wrong Help

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Simple Harmonic Motion and equilibrium

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Calculating the translation force on a cam follower

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Need help deriving the general maximum height equation

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How to Calculate Work on a Puck Using Conservation of Angular Momentum?

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Find Angular Speed: Urgent Help Needed - Can't Get 32.9

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Newtons third law/law of gravitation

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Angular momentum: rotating rod and a ball

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Interference between two waves problem

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A duck is floating on a lake with 25% of it's volume beneath the water

  • Mr. Fish
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Starting an electrostatic cylinder problem

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The angular speed of the turntable with a woman on it? Help

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Calculating Electric Field at the Center of a Charged Hemisphere

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Significance of delta in expressions.

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Force of Bullet Sending Person Flying Backwards

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Velocity from Force position graph

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Work done by a constant torque equation DOESN'T give me angular speed Help

  • riseofphoenix
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How Does the Shape of a 3D Trapezium Affect Electrical Resistance?

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What is the Time it Takes for a Car to Fall off a Cliff with Given Parameters?

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Solving Crazy Salad Spinner's Puzzle: Find String Strength

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Very confusing problem on cylinder, torque with friction? help

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Flywheel RPM when Power Returns: 477.628992424 rad/s

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Is Your House on a Node or an Antinode for Radio Waves?

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Sphere on an incline plane against a wall

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What Determines the Maximum Height for Water Flow in a Faucet?

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Angular Velocity Keeping Strings Taut

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Tension in two ropes with a mass hanging from them

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Need to find distance of an object over an incline plane

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What is the weight of an astronaut inside a satellite in circular orbit?

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How to Find the Angular Speed of a Spool Using Energy Conservation?

  • riseofphoenix
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Comparing work done(Please help me mark my concept)

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Kicking a ball over a goal post

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Conservation of momentum, elastic collision problem? Help

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Using Newtons 2nd law for rotational motion

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How do I find di_L(0)/dt for a second order RLC circuit after the switch opens?

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Conservation of momentum, elastic collision, find other mass? help

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Position and Velocity as a function of time

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Finding components of a force vector given length components of vector

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Conservation of Energy and internal energy

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Car Crash Physics: Velocities & Energy Lost in Collision

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Energy and Center of Mass Problem

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Energy of a Hydrogen Flouride molecule in normal mode vibration

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Challenging physics problem with spring, oscillations and moment of inertia?

  • Kratos321
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Special Ratio problem (not a math problem. It's the physic problem)

  • NasuSama
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Conservative Forces and Fg Questions

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Coefficient of static friction and kinetic friction problem

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Newtons laws/weight/acceleration/force

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How Do I Calculate the Torque on a Tooth's Root About Point A?

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How do I prove I=(V(sub b))/R*e^-t/RC experimentally

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How Does a Man's Movement Affect the Angular Speed of a Merry-Go-Round?

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Rotational and Translational Kinetic Energy - marble and bowl problem.

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Why why why? Sum of torque, changes in directions? This is

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Force diagram for ring/bead problem

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How far can the ant walk before slipping off the record?

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Relating moment of Inertia and pendulum oscillation

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How Can I Calculate Daytime? Need Help Understanding the Answer!

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